Authoress explain this please

[racer1488]

Listening to Imus and his guest was Mark Levin, don't boo. In the
intro was stated that according to the New York Times Levin's book has
been #1 since it's release, which has been 5 weeks. But reading the
Comical on Sunday according to Publishers Weekly Steve Harvey's "Act
Like a Lady" is #1.
So I compared the two. Harvey's isn't even in the top 35 of the
Times. And a great book by Randy Pauch "Last Lecture" is #12 on PW but
not on NYT. Like when I get kidney stones. One doctor says drink
water. Another says no water, drink cranberry juice. Like, don't they
study from the same medical books? So when a book is sold two
organizations can't count straight? Thanks

[authoress]

I'm not sure I understand your question, racer. Are you asking why
there are such differences in ratings between the NYT and PW? I looked
at both sites and Levin's book is still #1 on the NYT list and #2 on
the PW list. And you're right, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" is
#1 on the PW list and isn't in the top 35 of NYT. As for the two
organizations "counting straight," it's not about counting, it's a
matter of who's doing the reviewing ... the PW reviewer loves Harvey's
book and the NYT reviewer obviously doesn't. It's the same with
movies, or music, or any form of art. Reviewers are no different from
you or me. They have opinions and those opinions are totally
subjective; there's no right or wrong, only personal preference and it
affects how they rate different forms of artistry. Oh sure, reviewers
are generally pompous snobs who claim that they're experts so they
KNOW what's good and what's bad, but that's BS. They're people with
opinions, nothing more, nothing less.

Did I answer your question? After all that blabbing, I hope so. :-)

[racer1488]

Okay, I thought it was based on of units sold. On personal side
since I doubt anyone else will come on this post. Went to your web
site and have enjoyed your writing. Got emotional when your wrote
about Dave. Been around death since a kid, but haven't lost a child.
I've written a few things myself. Nothing compared to you no doubt.
Just feelings made into poems. Just my kids have seen them. Too bad I
don't have a friend like you to talk to because when we're not
"debating" it just seems relaxing. I still have stuff built up inside
of me and have no way to release it. Thanks for the info on the book
question.

[authoress]

Thank you for your kind words. And you're not the first one who got
emotional over my Dave story ... I've had many people tell me that I
made them cry buckets. That, as you could probably tell, was written
straight from my heart. It's the only thing that helped me cope with
losing him.

And with that said, *I* cry whenever I read it over again.

[J & D]

I am interested in reading any of your writings.  Perhaps the Dave story would be interesting.  Any links?

[authoress]

Happy to oblige. Hop over to http://www.pjparks.com/writing_corner.htm,
and peruse what I've posted there. Some of it is fun, some ungodly
painful, like the Dave story, which is here:
http://www.pjparks.com/No%20Chance%20to%20Say%20Goodbye.htm

As I mentioned to racer, that's still impossible for me to re-read
without crying.

On May 4, 4:56 pm, "J & D" <bugey...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am interested in reading any of your writings.  Perhaps the Dave story
> would be interesting.  Any links?
>